They are blessed with sturdy legs and stunning ‘blonde’ hair all the way to the tail. The hair on their body is so brilliant that it seems to be shining with almost divine magnificence. A reason why the Chinese call them ‘horses from heaven’.

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These splendid animals are native to Turkmenistan and have been found to be also highly athletic, making good sporting animals. Interestingly, they are so rare that only about 6,600 of their breed are currently found in the world. Shocking, right?

From studies to understand their outstanding look, scientists have learned that the proteins on each strand of hair on their body are uniquely arranged in a way that reflects and refracts light, hence the shining look.

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It is unfortunate that so few of them exist, but we suppose that they are better appreciated as they remain uncommon.

We don’t doubt that this amazing breed deserves to bag the title of ‘most beautiful horse breed in the world.’ Just one look at them and you would want to run your hands through their coats.

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Once upon a time, one could not have guessed that literal golden horses existed, but then here we are. At this rate, who knows? We might also see unicorns soon!